PRE-100Pre-App
Permit Pre-Application Support
Resolve Important Questions Before the Formal Permit Set Is Complete
Some projects have uncertainties that are better addressed before substantial drafting is completed.
Pre-application support helps organize those questions and prepare project information for preliminary discussion or review where the jurisdiction provides such a process.
Quick Answer · PRE-100.QA
Pre-application support organizes a project's open questions, use, zoning, code, disciplines and submission pathway, into clear materials for preliminary discussion with the jurisdiction where such a process is offered. It suits projects with significant regulatory uncertainty, such as changes of use or multi-agency work. FirstPass Drafting prepares the question list and supporting project information; informal guidance does not replace formal plan review.
For
Projects with significant regulatory questions before drafting
You receive
Organized questions and preliminary project information
Potential topics include:
- Proposed use
- Project scope
- Zoning questions
- Building-code questions
- Required departments
- Anticipated drawing disciplines
- Professional-seal requirements
- Site constraints
- Submission pathway
- Special approvals
- Agency questions
NoteAvailability and format of pre-application processes vary by jurisdiction.
PRE-101Fit
When Pre-Application Work Makes Sense
It can be particularly useful for:
Pre-application work often pairs with Feasibility Studies, Zoning Research and Code & Jurisdiction Research, and the answers carry forward into the permit plan set.
- Change-of-use projects
- Complex tenant improvements
- Unusual occupancies
- Additions with zoning constraints
- Development concepts
- Projects involving multiple agencies
- Properties with unclear jurisdictional requirements
PRE-102Preparation
A Better Question List Produces Better Answers
Rather than approaching an agency with a vague project description, FirstPass can help organize:
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Existing condition
- 2
Proposed condition
- 3
Known constraints
- 4
Preliminary plans
- 5
Specific regulatory questions
This helps make any available pre-application process more productive.
General Note · PRE-103
Pre-Application Support Is Not Permit Approval
Informal agency discussions and preliminary guidance generally do not replace formal plan review.
The purpose is to reduce uncertainty and identify issues earlier.
RFIClarifications
Pre-Application Support FAQs
Response
No.
Response
Agency-meeting participation can be included when offered and specifically scoped.
Response
Usually not. It is more valuable where significant regulatory questions exist.
Response
The resulting information can be incorporated into feasibility analysis, design decisions and the permit-plan set.
SUB-001Submittal
Start With the Project, Not a Package
- –Send the address and a description of the work.
- –We help define the drafting scope before work begins.